As a white mother of a biracial daughter, I am presented with many challenges I never had to consider growing up as a young woman myself. In a previous post in this series, I wrote about the challenges of being a white mom and caring for biracial hair. I am so excited that a couple years […]

It always starts out okay. I can stay calm for the first, second, third and even sometimes fourth time I ask my children to do something. But, if I have to ask again – it’s no longer calm and patient. It’s a straight out yell. It never makes me feel good, it leaves my kid’s […]

Self-care is a hot topic right now. They say moms need it. And maybe we do. But I think they’ve convinced us that it needs to be in neat little packages. That it needs to include a massage or a pedicure. That it needs to be an outing away from our family. But what if […]

Our family has graduated to the chaotic stage where mom can no longer be the keeper of all the information. I simply cannot. Just last week, I sent my dad to pick up my child from school only to forget she had a club meeting after. That night he took her to basketball to show up […]

This post is part of a sponsored partnership with The Christ Hospital Health Network. We are excited about this partnership and the opportunity to provide important resources to local parents.We’re moms. And as moms, we tend to think about everyone else – what they need, what they want, whether they can eat Goldfish crackers for […]

Our family just celebrated my oldest son’s 7th birthday and I find my heart in the deepest praise for how the story of my pregnancy with him in Africa continues to gift us with its teachings. His tender questioning spewed out one after the next: “Mom, did you walk among lions and elephants while you […]

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We’ve all lost patience with our mothers from time to time. It happens a little too often with me. It’s not good. Not good for her, not good for me, and DEFINITELY not good for my son. My mom and I have a great relationship. We are two peas in a pod. We share similar […]

Did you know March is Social Worker appreciation month? It’s okay, I know you didn’t. The only people who know are social workers themselves, but they are too tired to celebrate. So, I’m going to give the rest of you a few reasons to find a social worker and give them a big squeeze, a […]

Choosing to work from home can mean that you value being present in your child’s life as much as possible. The opportunity to be there for every milestone is amazing! But trying to balance mom life and work life under the same roof is…..well, less amazing. It’s been six months now since I took the […]